The Plum Book (United States Government Policy
and Supporting Positions): 1996 Edition

APPENDIX NO. 4

FEDERAL SALARY SCHEDULES FOR 1996

The information in the body of this report reflects grades or salaries
in effect on the first pay period on or after January 1, 1996.

EXECUTIVE SCHEDULE (EX)

The Executive Schedule consists of five levels. The following EX rates
have been in effect since January 1993:

Level

Rate

Level I

$148,400

Level II

$133,600

Level III

$123,100

Level IV

$115,700

Level V

$108,200

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE SCHEDULE (ES)

Pay for the Senior Executive Service is established by the President.
The employees' basic pay may not exceed the pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule. In addition to the1996 basic pay rates listed below, SES employees
are entitled to locality-based comparability payments for their respective
pay area. The employees'locality rate of pay may not exceed the pay for
level III of the Executive Schedule.

Level

Rate

ES-1

$94,800

ES-2

$99,800

ES-3

$103,800

ES-4

$109,400

ES-5

$114,000

ES-6

$115,700

SENIOR LEVEL (SL)

Pay for Senior Level positions ranges from 120 percent of basic pay payable
for GS-15, step 1, of the General Schedule to the rate of pay for level
IV of the Executive Schedule. In addition to the 1996 basic pay rates
listed below, the SL employees are entitled to locality-based comparability
payments for their respective pay area. The employees' locality rate of
pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.

Level

Rate

Minimum

$86,160

Maximum

$115,700

GENERAL SCHEDULE

Initial appointments to positions under the General Schedule are normally
made at the minimum rate of the grade, although under certain circumstances,
individuals with superior qualifications may be appointed at a rate above
the minimum rate.

Step increases are granted General Schedule employees at the end of
52 weeks of service in steps 1, 2, and 3 of each grade; at the end of
104 weeks of service in steps 4, 5, and 6; and at the end of 156 weeks
of service in steps 7, 8, and 9. An employee's work must be determined
to be of an acceptable level of competence before each step increase.
In addition to the periodic step increase, an employee whose work is outstanding
may be advanced to a higher step on this basis no more than once every
52 weeks. In addition to the following 1996 basic pay rates, the General
Schedule employees are entitled to locality-based comparability payment
for their respective pay area. The locality pay percentages are listed
on the next page.

General Schedule
Annual Rates and Steps

Grade

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

GS-1

$12,384

$12,797

$13,208

$13,619

$14,032

$14,274

$14,679

$15,089

$15,107

$15,489

GS-2

$13,923

$14,255

$14,717

$15,107

$15,274

$15,723

$16,172

$16,621

$17,070

$17,519

GS-3

$15,193

$15,699

$16,205

$16,711

$17,217

$17,723

$18,229

$18,735

$19,241

$19,747

GS-4

$17,055

$17,624

$18,193

$18,762

$19,331

$19,900

$20,469

$21,038

$21,607

$22,176

GS-5

$19,081

$19,717

$20,353

$20,989

$21,625

$22,261

$22,897

$23,533

$24,169

$24,805

GS-6

$21,269

$21,978

$22,687

$23,396

$24,105

$24,814

$25,523

$26,232

$26,941

$27,650

GS-7

$23,634

$24,422

$25,210

$25,998

$26,786

$27,574

$28,362

$29,150

$29,938

$30,726

GS-8

$26,175

$27,048

$27,921

$28,794

$29,667

$30,540

$31,413

$32,286

$33,159

$34,032

GS-9

$28,912

$29,876

$30,840

$31,804

$32,768

$33,732

$34,696

$35,660

$36,624

$37,588

GS-10

$31,839

$32,900

$33,961

$35,022

$36,083

$37,144

$38,205

$39,266

$40,327

$41,388

GS-11

$34,981

$36,147

$37,313

$38,479

$39,645

$40,811

$41,977

$43,143

$44,309

$45,475

GS-12

$41,926

$43,324

$44,722

$46,120

$47,518

$48,916

$50,314

$51,712

$53,110

$54,508

GS-13

$49,856

$51,518

$53,180

$54,842

$56,504

$58,166

$59,828

$61,490

$63,152

$64,814

GS-14

$58,915

$60,879

$62,843

$64,807

$66,771

$68,735

$70,699

$72,663

$74,627

$76,591

GS-15

$69,300

$71,610

$73,920

$76,230

$78,540

$80,850

$83,160

$85,470

$87,780

$90,090

LOCALITY PAY AREAS WITH RESPECTIVE RATES

Pay Area

Rate

Atlanta, GA

5.14%

Boston-Worchester-Lawrence, MA-NH-ME-CT

7.68%

Chicago-Gary-Kenosha, IL-IN-WI

7.63%

Cincinnati-Hamilton, OH-KY-IN

5.87%

Cleveland-Akron, OH

4.67%

Columbus, OH

5.84%

Dallas-Fort Worth, TX

6.23%

Dayton-Springfield, OH

5.72%

Denver-Boulder-Greeley, CO

6.34%

Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI

7.26%

Houston-Galveston-Brazoria, TX

9.40%

Huntsville, AL

4.84%

Indianapolis, IN

5.04%

Kansas City, MO-KS

4.38%

*Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA

8.15%

Miami-Fort Lauderdale, FL

5.94%

New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-CT-PA

8.05%

Philadelphia-Wilmington-Atlantic City, PA-NJ-DE-MD

6.90%

Portland-Salem, OR-WA

5.20%

Richmond-Petersburg, VA

4.41%

Sacramento-Yolo, CA

5.81%

St. Louis, MO-IL

4.72%

San Diego, CA

6.76%

San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA

8.97%

Seattle-Tacoma-Bremerton, WA

6.44%

*Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV

6.04%

Rest of United States (in the contiguous
48 states)

4.13%

* The locality pay area boundaries generally correspond to establishedMetropolitan
Statistical Areas. However, the Los Angeles-Riverside-Orange County, CA,
locality pay area includes Santa Barbara County and Edwards Air Force
base, CA, and the Washington-Baltimore DC-MD-VA-WV locality pay area includes
St. Mary's County, Maryland.

WASHINGTON-BALTIMORE, DC-MD-VA-WV LOCALITY PAY SCHEDULE

The following salary table reflects the locality pay rates for the Washington-Baltimore,
DC-MD-VA-WV locality pay area. The table incorporates the 2 percent General
Schedule increase (basic pay rate) and a locality payment of 6.04 percent.

General Schedule
Annual Rates and Steps

Grade

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

GS-1

$13,132

$13,570

$14,006

$14,442

$14,880

$15,136

$15,566

$16,000

$16,019

$16,425

GS-2

$14,764

$15,116

$15,606

$16,019

$16,197

$16,673

$17,149

$17,625

$8,101

$18,577

GS-3

$16,111

$16,647

$17,184

$17,720

$18,257

$18,793

$19,330

$19,867

$20,403

$20,940

GS-4

$18,085

$18,688

$19,292

$19,895

$20,499

$21,102

$21,705

$22,309

$22,912

$3,515

GS-5

$20,233

$20,908

$21,582

$22,257

$22,931

$23,606

$24,280

$24,954

$25,629

$26,303

GS-6

$22,554

$23,305

$24,057

$24,809

$25,561

$26,313

$27,065

$27,816

$28,568

$29,320

GS-7

$25,061

$25,897

$26,733

$27,568

$28,404

$29,239

$30,075

$30,911

$31,746

$32,582

GS-8

$27,756

$28,682

$29,607

$30,533

$31,459

$32,385

$33,310

$34,236

$35,162

$36,088

GS-9

$30,658

$31,681

$32,703

$33,725

$34,747

$35,769

$36,792

$37,814

$38,836

$39,858

GS-10

$33,762

$34,887

$36,012

$37,137

$38,262

$39,387

$40,513

$41,638

$42,763

$43,888

GS-11

$37,094

$38,330

$39,567

$40,803

$42,040

$43,276

$44,512

$45,749

$46,985

$48,222

GS-12

$44,458

$45,941

$47,423

$48,906

$50,388

$51,871

$53,353

$54,835

$56,318

$57,800

GS-13

$52,867

$54,630

$56,392

$58,154

$59,917

$61,679

$63,442

$65,204

$66,966

$68,729

GS-14

$62,473

$64,556

$66,639

$68,721

$70,804

$72,887

$74,969

$77,052

$79,134

$81,217

GS-15

$73,486

$75,935

$78,385

$80,834

$83,284

$85,733

$88,183

$90,632

$93,082

$95,531

SENIOR EXECUTIVE SERVICE

Level

Rate

ES-1

$100,526

ES-2

$105,298

ES-3

$110,070

ES-4

$116,008

ES-5

$120,886

ES-6

$122,688

SENIOR-LEVEL (SL)

Level

Rate

Minimum

$88,183

Maximum

$122,688

SPECIAL LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICER (LEO) PAY SCHEDULES

The salary tables for the LEO's are computed based on the annual rates
of basic pay of the 1996 General Schedule, including special salary rates
for LEO's at grades GS-3 through GS-10 established under section 403 of
the Federal Employees Pay Comparability Act of 1990 (FEPCA). In addition,
LEO's are entitled to the greater of the applicable locality payment or
special geographic adjustment for LEO's under section 404 of FEPCA. The
locality pay area definitions and pay percentages are the same as those
used for regular General Schedule employees.

There are currently higher special LEO geographic adjustments in five
locality pay areas. An 8-percent adjustment applies in the San Diego,
CA, Metropolitan Statistical Area and a 16-percent adjustment applies
in Boston-Lawrence-Salem, MA-NH; Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside, CA; New
York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT; and San Francisco-Oakland-San
Jose, CA, Consolidated Metropolitan Statistical Areas.

SPECIAL SALARY RATES FOR LEO'S
Annual Rates and Steps

Grade

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

GS-3

$21,771

$22,277

$22,783

$18,229

$18,735

$19,241

$19,747

$20,253

$20,759

$21,265

GS-4

$20,469

$21,038

$21,607

$22,176

$22,745

$23,314

$23,883

$24,452

$25,021

$25,590

GS-5

$23,533

$24,169

$24,805

$25,441

$26,077

$26,713

$27,349

$27,985

$28,621

$29,257

GS-6

$24,814

$25,523

$26,232

$26,941

$27,650

$28,359

$29,068

$29,777

$30,486

$31,195

GS-7

$26,786

$27,574

$28,362

$29,150

$29,938

$30,726

$31,514

$32,302

$33,090

$33,878

GS-8

$27,921

$28,794

$29,667

$30,540

$31,413

$32,286

$33,159

$34,032

$34,905

$35,778

GS-9

$29,876

$30,840

$31,804

$32,768

$33,732

$34,696

$35,660

$36,624

$37,588

$38,552

GS-10

$32,900

$33,961

$35,022

$36,083

$37,144

$38,205

$39,266

$40,327

$41,388

$42,449

FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE

(Effective the first day of the first applicable pay period beginning
on or after January 1, 1996)

Step

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

Step 1

$69,300

$56,154

$45,502

$36,870

$29,876

$26,708

$23,876

$21,344

$19,081

Step 2

$71,379

$57,839

$46,867

$37,976

$30,772

$27,509

$24,592

$21,984

$19,653

Step 3

$73,520

$59,574

$48,273

$39,115

$31,695

$28,335

$25,330

$22,644

$20,243

Step 4

$75,726

$61,361

$49,721

$40,289

$32,646

$29,185

$26,090

$23,323

$20,850

Step 5

$77,998

$63,202

$51,213

$41,498

$33,626

$30,060

$26,873

$24,023

$21,476

Step 6

$80,338

$65,098

$52,749

$42,742

$34,634

$30,962

$27,679

$24,744

$22,120

Step 7

$82,748

$67,051

$54,332

$44,025

$35,674

$31,891

$28,509

$25,486

$22,784

Step 8

$85,230

$69,062

$55,962

$45,345

$36,744

$32,847

$29,364

$26,250

$23,467

Step 9

$87,787

$71,134

$57,641

$46,706

$37,846

$33,833

$30,245

$27,038

$24,171

Step 10

$90,090

$73,268

$59,370

$48,107

$38,981

$34,848

$31,153

$27,849

$24,896

Step 11

$90,090

$75,466

$61,151

$49,550

$40,151

$35,893

$32,087

$28,685

$25,643

Step 12

$90,090

$77,730

$62,985

$51,037

$41,355

$36,970

$33,050

$29,545

$26,413

Step 13

$90,090

$80,062

$64,875

$52,568

$42,596

$38,079

$34,041

$30,431

$27,205

Step 14

$90,090

$82,464

$66,821

$54,145

$43,874

$39,222

$35,063

$31,344

$28,021

Foreign Service Officers assigned to domestic positions are entitled
to locality-based comparability payments for their respective pay area.
The locality pay percentages applied are the same as those applied to
the General Schedule which are listed in the 1996 Locality Pay Areas With
Respective Rates.

SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE SCHEDULE

Pay for the Senior Foreign Service is established by the President. The
employees' basic pay may not exceed the pay for level IV of the Executive
Schedule. In addition to the 1996 basic pay rates listed below, Senior
Foreign Service employees are entitled to locality-based comparability
payments for their respective pay area. The employees' locality rate of
pay may not exceed the pay for level III of the Executive Schedule.

The adjusted annual rates of pay shown on the following schedule are
applicable only to employees in the following Consolidated Metropolitan
Statistical Areas: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-CT-PA;
San Francisco-Oakland-San Jose, CA; and Los Angeles-Anaheim-Riverside,
CA. These adjusted rates are considered basic pay for retirement, life
insurance premium pay, and severance pay purposes. They are not considered
basic pay for pay administration purposes.